POLICY FIX
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Tax cuts benefit men more than women
By Jess Klassen Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press March 8, 2024
Subsidized Housing With Supports Needs More Supports: Lesson from WestEnd Commons
By Jess Klassen Stable and affordable housing is a central component in improving people’s quality of life. In light of a severe housing shortage facing low-income renters, it is clear that Manitoba has work to do to ensure …
New Report: Social Housing With Supports – The case of WestEnd Commons
By Jess Klassen Since late 2014, twenty-six families in Winnipeg’s inner city have been living in a new, supportive social and affordable housing complex called WestEnd Commons. The innovative development was retrofitted in the 100-year-old St. Matthew’s Anglican …
National Housing Day: A profile on WestEnd Commons
By Jess Klassen This past weekend marked Canada’s National Housing Day. In recent history, housing in Canada hasn’t been a hopeful topic. In 1993 federal funds for new social housing development were cut and responsibility for social housing …
Counting women in: a gender-based analysis of homelessness
International Women’s Day (IWD) will be celebrated this weekend. Although progress has been made regarding women’s rights and equality, the basic right to a safe and affordable home will be out of reach for too many women across …
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